diff --git a/plasmoid/package5/contents/ui/DirectoriesPage.qml b/plasmoid/package5/contents/ui/DirectoriesPage.qml
index aba96f9..d040f36 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package5/contents/ui/DirectoriesPage.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package5/contents/ui/DirectoriesPage.qml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
         clearButtonShown: true
         Layout.fillWidth: true
         visible: explicitelyShown || text !== ""
-        placeholderText: qsTr("Filter directories")
+        placeholderText: qsTr("Filter folders")
         onTextChanged: directoryView.model.filterRegularExpression = new RegExp(text)
     }
 
diff --git a/plasmoid/package6/contents/ui/DirectoriesPage.qml b/plasmoid/package6/contents/ui/DirectoriesPage.qml
index 40b9391..7504f9b 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package6/contents/ui/DirectoriesPage.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package6/contents/ui/DirectoriesPage.qml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
         clearButtonShown: true
         Layout.fillWidth: true
         visible: explicitelyShown || text !== ""
-        placeholderText: qsTr("Filter directories")
+        placeholderText: qsTr("Filter folders")
         onTextChanged: directoryView.model.filterRegularExpression = new RegExp(text)
     }
 
diff --git a/plasmoid/translations/syncthingplasmoid_de_DE.ts b/plasmoid/translations/syncthingplasmoid_de_DE.ts
index c993b40..97714bb 100644
--- a/plasmoid/translations/syncthingplasmoid_de_DE.ts
+++ b/plasmoid/translations/syncthingplasmoid_de_DE.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <message>
         <location filename="../package6/contents/ui/DirectoriesPage.qml" line="23"/>
         <location filename="../package5/contents/ui/DirectoriesPage.qml" line="23"/>
-        <source>Filter directories</source>
+        <source>Filter folders</source>
         <translation>Verzeichnisse filtern</translation>
     </message>
     <message>